yambo

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Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝambo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃambo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒambo/

  • Rhymes: -ambo
  • Syllabification: yam‧bo

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

Noun

yambo m (plural yambos)

  1. (poetry) iamb

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambū, “rose apple, jambul”).

Alternative forms

Noun

yambo m (plural yambos)

  1. jambul

Further reading

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Noun

yambo

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